The architect, and the owners of the 11,000 square foot Center for Environmental Education at the Chewonki Foundation in Wiscasset, Maine, wanted to harness the sun's energy for both power and heat in the newly designed facility. A unique solar co-generating system, Solar Roof was installed on the south facing...
The paper discusses the photovoltaic/thermal PVT panel which is a combination of photovoltaic cells with a solar thermal collector, forming one device that converts solar radiation into electricity and heat simultaneously. In general, two types of PVT can be distinguished: glass-covered PVT collectors, which produce high-temperature heat but have a...
Solar radiation is converted into both heat and electricity by PVT panels. This paper discusses the basic concept of PVT panel which consists of a PV laminate that is joined with a sheet-and-tube type solar thermal absorber. Increase of the thermal absorption was the main drive for the first and...
PV/Thermal panels transform sunlight into electricity and heat. Combining PV panels and thermal panels into one panel results in lower direct electric as well as thermal efficiencies per unit area, but the advantages are a potential cost saving in production and installation and a saving of roof area. In this...
NexTech Solutions, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: NXSL) andFAS Holdings Group, LLC, jointly doing business as "NexTechFAS," arepleased to announce that the company has unveiled two new products for usein the manufacture of solar panels. The PVScan, an automated opticalinspection AOI tool, and the PVAdvantage, an extrusiondeposition ED...
MUNICH, Germany -- The technology company The Linde Group offers a unique solution to replace the powerful greenhouse gas nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) used in the production of LCDs Liquid Crystal Display and solar panels. Based on a proven technology, the innovative process utilizes on-site generation of fluorine gas, making production...
EAST HILLS, N.Y. -- Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL), the global leader in filtration, separation and purification, today announced the introduction of eight new technologies that will advance the state of the art in the solar energy and semiconductor industries. The new Pall technologies, which are designed to improve process efficiencies as...
ENERGY RESOURCE-15 July 2008-Canadian Solar to Supply e-Modules to ConergyC2008 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com Canadian Solar Inc. today announced a 9MW sales agreement for its e-Modules with Conergy USA. The contract runs for 12 months, with delivery beginning this month. Introduced by CSI, e-Module is...
Underwriters Laboratories UL, a worldleader in product safety testing and certification, announced today theopening of North America's largest commercially focused photovoltaic PVtesting and certification facility in Silicon Valley. Located in San Jose, Calif., UL's 20,000 square-foot PhotovoltaicTechnology Center of Excellence increases testing capacity for therenewable energy industry and will enable...
HOUSTON & DALLAS -- Air Liquide Electronics U.S. LP ALEUS announces it has finalized its purchase of assets of the Chemical Management Division of Edwards Vacuum, Inc. Edwards CMD, a major player in chemical equipment for semiconductor and original equipment manufacturers worldwide. Chemical equipment and the related products...
Selection Expands Eyelit's Share in Photovoltaic PV Solar Panel Market SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Eyelit, Inc., a manufacturing software provider for visibility, control and coordination of manufacturing operations for the aerospace & defense, electronics, life sciences, semiconductor and solar industries announced today that Innovalight, a developer of solar...
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SunPower Corporation , a manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels, and solar systems, today announced that it has been selected by Florida Power & Light Company to build the largest solar photovoltaic power plant in the United States, and a second...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Applied Materials, Inc. today announced its Applied E3([TM]) advanced equipment and process control solution, a comprehensive factory automation FA software package for improving the productivity and reducing the costs of semiconductor, flat panel display and photovoltaic solar cell manufacturing. Utilizing proprietary algorithms, the Applied E3 system...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bba6c1/thin_film_photovol) has announced the addition of the "Thin Film Photovoltaics Markets: 2008 and Beyond" report to their offering. This report provides our analysis and forecast of the latest in thin-film photovoltaics PV technology. Just a few years ago, thin-film PV was little...
TOLEDO, Ohio, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Owens Corning announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Sun Edison LLC to provide solar-generated energy through the installation and operation of a 206 kilowatt solar photovoltaic PV system on the roof of its Gresham, Ore. facility. The facility's...
OPEL International (TSX VENTURE: OPL) ("OPEL" or "the Company"), a leading global developer and supplier of concentrating photovoltaic panels CPVs and turnkey systems, today announced that it was awarded an initial trial order from Dass Tech Co. Ltd., and Taiho Solar Co., Ltd. of South Korea, leading developers and manufacturers...
Q: Where is solar energy beaded? Are there any exciting advancements happening now that will change going solar in the future? A: With recent energy economics, solar applications for homes and businesses have become a real alternative. Solar panels are popping up on homes across the landscape, and...
National's SolarMagic Technology Enables Today's Solar Technology to Extract Significantly More Energy in Variable Light Conditions; Customer Field Trials Begin SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Building on its leadership in power management and energy-efficient products, National Semiconductor Corp. today announced that it has entered...
New Solar Installation Helps Connecticut Manufacturer Achieve Energy Freedom WESTBROOK, Conn., and BEDFORD, Mass. -- For the Lee Company, a long-standing icon of American ingenuity with 60 years of heritage in Connecticut, Independence Day arrived a few days early. Today, June 27, the Lee Company will...
OPEL International (TSX VENTURE: OPL) ("OPEL" or "the Company"), a leading global developer and supplier of concentrating photovoltaic panels CPVs, today announced that, at the Company's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "AGM") held on June 19, all of the incumbent directors were re-elected for the ensuing year. The Company...
